10,000 steps a day

by Steve Richards ·
Published December 3, 2007
· Updated March 29, 2014

A year ago I had a pretty unreliable approach to daily fitness, that is until I discovered the pedometer. Since then I have worked consistently at achieving at least 10,000 steps a day and its worked wonders. It’s no longer possible to kid myself that i’ve done enough as I get a easy to interpret and reliable feedback on my daily exercise.

My life is one of avoiding vicious circles and trying to turn them into virtuous ones and walking is perfect for that.

Even better for me is that I live in a great place for walking and am able to do a lot of work while walking by recording notes to myself, listening to recordings of company briefings and listening to A LOT of podcasts.

This article provides another perspective and a link to some supporting research.

I'm retired from work as a business and IT strategist. now I'm travelling, hiking, cycling, swimming, reading, gardening, learning, writing this blog and generally enjoying good times with friends and family